Students explore the history and technique of unscripted speaking through the first-ever YouTube video, then practice their own 20-second impromptu reports.
In this 10-minute kindergarten lesson, students will learn to build positive relationships with peers through a fun, interactive activity. This lesson is crucial for developing early social skills, empathy, and cooperation in young learners.
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A reflective workshop for adults exploring the permanence of the internet through the lens of YouTube's first video, 'Me at the zoo,' focusing on digital footprints and guiding children's online presence.
A 45-minute lesson for business and technology students exploring the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the analysis of YouTube's first video and a hands-on app design activity.
A 45-minute High School English/Public Speaking lesson focused on impromptu speaking techniques, brevity, and script revision, using the first YouTube video "Me at the zoo" as a case study.
A lesson for elementary students exploring the permanence of the internet through the first-ever YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo', teaching the concept of a digital footprint.
A middle school ELA lesson on improving descriptive language using the 'Me at the zoo' video as a case study for weak vocabulary.
A science and observation lesson for elementary students focused on distinguishing between objective facts (observations) and subjective opinions (interpretations) using the first-ever YouTube video as a case study.
A lesson regarding the evaluation of primary sources in the digital age, focusing on the first YouTube video.
A media literacy lesson contrasting early user-generated content with modern standards, anchored by the first ever YouTube video.
A lesson on the social-emotional skill of delivering a sincere and effective apology, focusing on the four pillars of a real apology.
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A lesson exploring the psychological shift in social media from documenting the world to documenting the self, anchoring on the first YouTube video from 2005.
A lesson for high school Media Studies/History students analyzing the shift from broadcast to social media through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students evaluate the impact of User-Generated Content (UGC) and compare early digital media to modern trends.
Students analyze the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo', as a primary source to understand the shift to User-Generated Content (UGC) and 2005 culture through a digital archaeology simulation.
A middle school ELA/Speech lesson focused on the difference between impromptu and scripted speaking, using the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' as a case study. Students analyze filler words and practice rewriting content for better delivery.
A lesson where students compare the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' with modern content to understand the evolution of social media.
A lesson for 3rd-5th graders on descriptive writing using the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' as a prompt. Students upgrade simple observations into exciting descriptions.
A lesson exploring the origins of vlogging through YouTube's first video, focusing on the concepts of authenticity, user-generated content, and parasocial relationships.
A middle school lesson plan exploring how digital media has evolved from the authentic, unscripted early days of the internet to the highly produced content of today, centered around analyzing the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo'.
A high school journalism lesson focused on concise storytelling and on-camera presence using a 19-second video constraint inspired by the first YouTube video.
Students investigate the history of user-generated content by contrasting the first YouTube video with modern production standards.